diff --git a/entities.go b/entities.go
index 1d180a4..f291968 100644
--- a/entities.go
+++ b/entities.go
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ type updater interface {
 	update(int64, *entity, Claims) error
 	unmarshal([]byte) (entity, error)
 }
+
+type creater interface {
+	create(*entity, Claims) error
+	unmarshal([]byte) (entity, error)
+}
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index bc97ce5..72b0641 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func Handler() http.Handler {
 
 	routes := []r{
 		r{handleLister(StrainService{}), "GET", "/strains"},
+		r{handleCreater(StrainService{}), "POST", "/strains"},
 		r{handleGetter(StrainService{}), "GET", "/strains/{Id:.+}"},
 		r{handleUpdater(StrainService{}), "PUT", "/strains/{Id:.+}"},
 		r{handleLister(MeasurementService{}), "GET", "/measurements"},
@@ -190,6 +191,39 @@ func handleUpdater(u updater) http.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func handleCreater(c creater) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		e, err := c.unmarshal(bodyBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		con := context.Get(r, "claims")
+		var claims Claims = con.(Claims)
+
+		err = c.create(&e, claims)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		data, err := e.marshal()
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+		w.Write(data)
+	}
+}
+
 func tokenHandler(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	token := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
diff --git a/strains.go b/strains.go
index 5f8c932..f772b01 100644
--- a/strains.go
+++ b/strains.go
@@ -136,3 +136,17 @@ func (s StrainService) update(id int64, e *entity, claims Claims) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s StrainService) create(e *entity, claims Claims) error {
+	strain := (*e).(*Strain)
+	ct := currentTime()
+	strain.CreatedBy = claims.Sub
+	strain.CreatedAt = ct
+	strain.UpdatedBy = claims.Sub
+	strain.UpdatedAt = ct
+
+	if err := DBH.Insert(strain.StrainBase); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}